Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in TieLabs Sahifa sahifa allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Sahifa: from n/a through < 5.8.6.
Published: 2025-10-29
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Sahifa theme for WordPress has a DOM‑based XSS flaw caused by improper neutralization of user input during page rendering. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into a web page that a victim visits, allowing the attacker to hijack session cookies, perform phishing, or deface site content. The weakness aligns with CWE‑79 and can lead to theft of credentials or other sensitive data operated from the victim’s browser.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects TieLabs’ Sahifa WordPress theme versions prior to 5.8.6, including all previous releases with an unspecified earliest affected version. Any WordPress installation using one of these legacy theme versions is at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1% points to a low likelihood of widespread exploitation. This issue is not yet listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Exploitation requires the victim to visit a crafted page or interact with a form that is rendered by the vulnerable theme, so it needs user interaction and is browser‑based. Because it is a DOM‑based XSS, it does not allow arbitrary code execution on the server.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 16:22 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Sahifa theme to version 5.8.6 or later to eliminate the XSS flaw.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, sanitize or strip user‑supplied data that flows into the theme’s output, ensuring that any embedded script tags or event handler attributes are removed or escaped.
  • Implement a routine maintenance schedule that includes automatic theme updates and periodic security scans to verify that newer, patched versions are deployed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 16:22 UTC.

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History

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{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in TieLabs Sahifa sahifa allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Sahifa: from n/a through < 5.8.6.
Title WordPress Sahifa theme < 5.8.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T18:24:03.818Z

Reserved: 2025-10-29T03:07:04.007Z

Link: CVE-2025-64202

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Updated: 2025-10-29T14:44:24.280Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-29T09:15:40.623

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-64202

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-29T16:30:15Z

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